This year’s summit provides many opportunities to profile your company and tie your organization’s branding with various events and sessions. Corporate promotion opportunities are available for up to $5,000 depending on your marketing objectives. Long time favoured hosting options such as meals, refreshment breaks, keynote speakers, sessions, luncheons and receptions are available. Platinum Level […]

Join us in Edmonton for the 8th CanU summit – “UrbanShift: Implementing People-Centred Design” – from September 22-24 where we will engage in thought provoking and dynamic conversations that explore, celebrate, challenge and advance the state of Canadian urbanism. The summit will be structured to build upon a series of interconnected discussions and presentations […]

CanU8 Schedule (PDF) Locations and Accommodations Summit Features | CanU8 Schedule (PDF) | Locations and Accommodations CanU8 Summit Features Join us in Edmonton for the 8th CanU summit – “UrbanShift: Implementing People-Centred Design” – from September 22-24 where we will engage in thought provoking and dynamic conversations that explore, celebrate, challenge and advance the state of Canadian urbanism. The […]

July 7th, 2016 – 5 to 6pm If you’d like to participate please send an email to the organizer, Alex Taranu (Alex.Taranu@brampton.ca) CanU Board member and Corporate Secretary An informal gathering of planners involved and interested in CanU, the Council for Canadian Urbanism, a national advocacy organization for liveable, sustainable, authentic Canadian urbanism and urban […]

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Canada may be considered an urban country but most of our cities are car oriented, suburban in nature. Suburban development in Canada has specific characteristics and aspects and its transformation and urbanization has already begun. In the context of current global issues such as climate change, sustainability, public health issues the transformation and urbanization of […]

The “Accent on Design” Urban Design Charrette, organized by the Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) will demonstrate practical design approaches to respond to Conference theme using a demonstration site in Quebec City in a participatory format. This session will also demonstrate the design-based approach to planning for change, for sustainable and healthy development, for authentic […]

Across Canada, the methods and tools for developing and delivering large-scale city building/transformative initiatives vary vastly. This session will examine lessons to be learned from each region, comment on the diversity of new and ongoing work across the country, and explore how these projects contribute to community prosperity. Members of the Council for Canadian Urbanism […]

OI: Innovations in Canadian Urbanism DOH: CHRYSLER BLACK BOX THEATER, 6TH FLOOR Friday, June 10 @ 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM The Canadian experience offers innovative approaches to the problems affecting contemporary urbanism. The speakers, representing the Council for Canadian Urbanism as well as CNU Ontario Chapter, present a number of key issues of the […]

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Francais Wednesday October 14th 2015 The first day of the Summit takes place within the Chaudière development on the Quebec side across from LeBreton Flats. The summit has partnered with Ordre des Urbanistes du Québec on Wednesday October 14th 2015. 11:30am-12:00pm Registration Opens 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm-4:00pm Chaudière/Zibi Presentations and Site Visit 4:15pm-5:30pm Keynote speaker: Charlotte […]

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